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Fittings and Pipe Connections Information / Page Samples

Fittings and Pipe Connections 2012 - Report on Situation and Trends in Europe

The last report on the market situation and trends for ttings and pipe connections in Europe hadbeen published by KWD-globalpipe in 2007. Since then the development of connecting techniquesfor pipe systems has been rapid with no end in sight.

Youd think in the meantime the entire innovation strength of the pipe systemsindustry has been focused on this area. This has led to numerous more or lessconvincing tting solutions mostly aimed at simplifying the connecting processand/or shortening the installation time. From tool-free compression joints andraxial press ttings to push t ttings in a variety of different designs - thereseem to be no limits to imagination.

On the other hand well-tried techniques gain renewed popular-ity. Thus, polyfusion welding, also known as hot plate socket welding,has recently been employed for metal-composite pipes and been pre-sented as groundbreaking.

In the same way, the almost old-fashioned radial presstting has gone a long way to be the worldwide industrialstandard. Sophisticated designs, large quantities and increas-ing compatibility of pressing tools have paved the way forthat.

In light of this stream of innovations it is increasingly dif-cult even for experts to keep track of things. Which t-ting made of which material is best suited for which type of pipe and application? What is the difference between the join-ing techniques available and which are the most important sup-pliers? The aim of this report is to provide an overviewof major developments and trends in the recent past as wellas of the major European suppliers of pipe connecting prod-ucts. Because of the importance of some companies from out-side Europe, we have included their tting program in our list-ings.

Maybe it is thus possible to give answers to the most important ques-tions and provide assistance with regard to nding the ideal pipeconnection.

840,- Euros for subscribers990,- Euros for non subscribers

The Report includes the printed book as well a CD with the market report as a pdf-le and the listing of ttings as well as the consumption of ttings in Europe as Excel-les.

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Information / Page Samples Fittings and Pipe Connections

Introduction, Terms and denition and a brief Look Back

3.2 Sliding Sleeve - Axial Compression3.3 Press Fitting - Radial Compression3.4 Push t tting3.5 Welding ttings3.6 Fitting developments outside Europe

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Basic Designs of Pipe Connections / some Trends

The chapter Basic designs of pipe connections describes the different types of ttings and pipeconnections, classied in:

Mechanicale pipe connections

Compressen Screw ttings Press ttings radial Press ttings axial / sliding sleeve Push t ttings

Integrally-joined connection

Welded connections for plastic pipes Special designs

All different connection methods are described according to the following criteria:

Applications Pipe types Design Operating principle Fitting materials Installation Pros + Cons

The descriptions will be complimented by many examples of ttings: Colour fotos, if possible with section*drawings or exploded drawings and a description of the manufacturer.

Some page samples:



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6.3 Press ttings axial / Sliding sleeve6.4 Push t ttings6.5 Welding or Gluing ttings6.6 Special desings



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Volume Trends for Fittings

Volume trends for ttings for heating and plumbing pipe systems

As opposed to pipes only limited long-term statistical and trend information is available for ttings and pipeconnections in heating and plumbing systems. Thus, it is hard to paint a reliable picture of volume trends. Onereason for that might be the larger number of manufacturers and the much larger variety of types comparedto the pipe market so that the data collection is much more difficult.

Besides, ttings are just underappreciated plain and simple pipeline components or pipe accessories whichhave not received the same attention of statisticians as the market situation for pipe. Wrongly so, consideringthat the percentage of value for ttings and pipes is 2:1 for an average installation!

7.3 Conversion factors7.4 Number of Fittings in Europe 2011 depending on pipe materialFor all European countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Den-mark, Spain, France, Finland, United Kingdom, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Malta, Norway, Netherlands,Portugal, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Baltics and Totals for Western-Europe, Eastern-Europe and Europe.



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The number of ttings is divided by applications into underoof/surface heating and cooling systems, ra-diator connection, sanitary systems as well as in heating & plumbing systems which is a total of the rstthree applications. For each application, the ttings for the most important pipe materials are shown in a chart.



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Companies worldwide alphabeticalAll companies worldwide, thateither distributor or manu-facturer of ttings for heat-ing & plumbing systems are

listed.

Basis is the KWD-databasewith some hundreds of com-panies, which is regularly up-dated.

Included are the following in-formation:company name, address, tele-phone and fax number, general

e-mail and web-address as wellas the production program di-vided my manufacturing or dis-tributing.

German Translation / Grundlagenkapitel in Deutsch

Da wir wissen, dass in vielen Unternehmen En-glisch Konzernsprache ist und somit solche Stu-dien fast immer in englischer Sprache bestelltwerden, lohnt es sich leider fr uns kaum,diese Studien auch in deutscher Sprache her-auszugeben.

Um aber die Textbereiche, die sehr viel Informatio-nen beinhalten, auch jedem verstndlich darzubrin-gen, haben wir uns entschlossen die Grundla-genkapitel auch in Deutsch abzudrucken.

Lediglich auf die ausfhrlichen Bildbeispiele imKapitel 4 bei den unterschiedlichen Grundbauartenhaben wir in diesen Kapiteln verzichtet. An denentsprechenden Stellen gibt es aber einen Hinwes,wo diese zu nden sind.



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